What color is #B897AC?

#B897AC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B897AC?

The RGB value is 184, 151, 172: 184 red, 151 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B897AC?

The complementary color is #97B8A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B897AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B897AC color

#B897AC rgb(184, 151, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B897AC is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 59.2% green and 67.5% blue (184, 151, 172).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 19% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#B897AC color codes

HEX	`#B897AC`
RGB	`rgb(184, 151, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 59.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 18%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.98, 15.86, -6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.98, 17.07, 338.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.28, 35.303, 43.819)`
Decimal	`12097452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B897AC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B897AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B897AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B897AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b897ac; }
.text { color: #b897ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b897ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 151 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b897ac, #b8979c); }

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Questions

What color is #B897AC?: #B897AC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B897AC?: The RGB value is 184, 151, 172: 184 red, 151 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B897AC?: The complementary color is #97B8A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B897AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.